Genre: Contemporary

TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN By John Green

Short and Sweet Review Aza is in her head a lot and not like the average person but she worries about things like microbes and bacteria. When her friend Daisy brings up the idea of trying to find the fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, Aza is reluctant but she ends up agreeing. Aza used to go […]

WHAT IF IT’S US By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Short and Sweet Review Arthur is in New York for the summer but isn’t really expecting anything exciting to happen, but as a fan of broadway musicals he believes anything can happen. Ben is at the post office getting ready to send a box of stuff back to his ex and that’s when he runs […]

AGAIN, BUT BETTER By Christine Riccio

Short and Sweet Review Shane is about to do a semester abroad in London. Shane is excited for a new start, back home she’s premed which makes her parents happy but here in London she’s about to pursue her passion for writing. Shane is about to do things she hasn’t before like make friends, go […]

WE’RE NEVER GETTING HOME By Tracy Badua

Short and Sweet Review Jana and her best friend Maddy are about to see their favorite band at an outdoor music festival two hours away. After the two have a fight Jana has to find another ride to the show, and she ends up asking Nathan a friend from church. Funny enough Maddy and her […]

FOUR LETTER WORD By Gretchen McNeil

Short and Sweet Review Izzy has wanted to follow her mothers dream of living in Italy and now that it’s her senior year she’s counting down the days until she can leave. When Alberto an Italian exchange student comes for his stay with Izzy’s family things in town don’t seem so dull anymore. Alberto is […]

ICARUS By K. Ancrum

Short and Sweet Review Icarus is a thief and he and his father work together to steal valuable things from Mr. Black and replace them with forgeries. Mr. Black has been the target because of his involvement in the death of Icarus’s mother. To avoid being caught Icarus has to follow his father’s strict rules […]

WITH A LITTLE LUCK By Marissa Meyer

Short and Sweet Review Jude is okay with staying low-key, he wants to play dungeon and dragons with his friends and draw comics when he has the time, and work at his parents record shop. One day Jude finds a 20 sided dice and he finds himself with a lot of luck. Almost everything Jude […]

UNDER THIS RED ROCK By Mindy McGinnis

Short and Sweet Review Neely has monsters and they don’t always follow her rules. There’s a history of mental illness in her family and she recently lost her older brother Lance to suicide. Neely decides to get a first job where her monsters won’t follow her, so she becomes a tour guide at the caverns. […]

BAD LIKE US By Gabriella Lepore

Short and Sweet Review Eva and some of her close friends head down to a beach lodge for spring break, the only thing is, Eva doesn’t really know everyone that well its just when you’re friends with someone their friends become your acquaintances. Anyway things go well for the first few days, until tensions between […]